cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/51763348

At least 1m chickens die in the UK each year while being transported to slaughterhouses due to suffocation, poor transport procedures and other issues, reported the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2018.

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The new data showed that 6,595 animals died due to heat stress en route to abattoirs between June and August 2025, which was the warmest summer on record in the UK.

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Climate change is “simply amplifying the violence already built into animal farming”, he says, adding that the only “compassionate, logical” solution is to “stop viewing animals as products and urgently transition to a plant-based food system”.

At least 1m chickens die in the UK each year while being transported to slaughterhouses due to suffocation, poor transport procedures and other issues, reported the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2018.

[...]

The new data showed that 6,595 animals died due to heat stress en route to abattoirs between June and August 2025, which was the warmest summer on record in the UK.

[...]

Climate change is “simply amplifying the violence already built into animal farming”, he says, adding that the only “compassionate, logical” solution is to “stop viewing animals as products and urgently transition to a plant-based food system”.

Prior to this, there was an attempt to transition the center to an animal sanctuary, which sounds nice, but has significantly less strict requirements for animal care and public accountability. That resolution failed due to being financially unviable.

original url: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/497799/drone-animal-cruelty-investigation-trump-faa

In a lawsuit filed with the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) argues that the Trump administration “hastily assembled a handpicked panel of meat, dairy, and fad diet industry insiders” to replace the independent Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) and its two years of work.

Modified title to add a bit more context, original title was

Trump Administration Sued Over Meat & Dairy Influence in US Dietary Guidelines

Modified the title to make it a bit more clear this was a study on what could happen rather than what has happened . Original title was

Placement and Labeling of Plant-Based Options Cut Grocery Basket Emissions by up to 16%, EU Project Finds

Original link: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/494045/ultra-processed-foods-science-rcts